For the 2023-2024 School Year Lottery:

The initial lottery is open from January 10th, 2023 through January 27th, 2023 and the first round of the lottery was conducted on .January 31st, 2023.

Families can still access the Lottery Application for available seats. To access the Lottery Application, please click on the following links:

For English, click here

For Spanish, click here

For the 2022-2023 School Year:

The Pre-K lottery has closed as of January 28th, 2022. The lottery was conducted on February 1, 2022 and families were notified of the results by email. For families that missed the lottery and are interested in Pre-K for the 2022-2023 school year, please contact the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at (914) 576-4622 or email CSDNRPreK@nredlearn.org to be placed.

Choice 1: Universal Pre-Kindergarten

Universal Pre-Kindergarten is a New York State grant-funded program, covering one academic year, to prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten. All current New Rochelle residents, with children born in 2019, are eligible to apply for a seat at either the Barnard Early Childhood Center or an approved community-based collaborator. Barnard Early Childhood Center is a 2.5 hours program and runs from 8:25am-11:00 and 12:30pm-3:00pm. Parents will be asked their preference for AM or PM slots during the intake process, which occurs after the lottery and registration; however a specific time is not guaranteed and will be communicated with class placements during the summer. When ready to enter kindergarten, students may begin at their neighborhood school or re-enter the lottery for a kindergarten seat, if available at a school offering magnet programming.

We are happy to announce the following providers will be offering a full day (5 hour) program in partnership with the City School District of New Rochelle. Please contact these programs to learn more about their offerings:

Choice 2: Magnet Pre-Kindergarten

Magnet Pre-Kindergarten is the first step in a four-year sequence, covering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade at the Barnard Early Childhood Center. Barnard Early Childhood Center Pre-kindergarten program is 2.5 hours and runs from 8:25am-11:00 and 12:30pm-3:00pm. Parents will be asked their preference for AM or PM slots during the intake process, which occurs after the lottery and registration; however a specific time is not guaranteed and will be communicated with class placements during the summer. The program prepares 4-year-olds for kindergarten. All current New Rochelle families with children born in 2019 are eligible to apply. When ready to enter third grade, students may begin at their neighborhood school or re-enter the lottery for a third-grade seat, if available at a school offering magnet programming.